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Athletes today, whether professional, collegiate or recreational, want care that restores them quickly and keeps them competitive.  Those expectations are pushing health systems to rethink everything from surgeon education to technology adoption to how they deliver consistent, high-value sports medicine…

Academic medical centers have a special advantage when it comes to helping make the most exciting spine technologies more accessible in the long run, Nolan Wessell, MD, said. Dr. Wessell, of Aurora-based University of Colorado School of Medicine, discussed the…

For decades, the measure of success in spine surgery has centered on what happens inside the operating room. The precision of the surgeon’s technique, the use of the right tools, and the application of the latest technology. For many, the…

Vijay Yanamadala, MD, of Hartford (Conn.) Healthcare is five years into performing awake spine surgery, and he says its future includes increasingly complex cases and a greater range of patients. Dr. Yanamadala shared the biggest transformations he’s seen in his…

Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina is starting construction of new ambulatory surgery centers in North Carolina after CON restrictions in the state were lifted.  The organization is immediately beginning ASC projects in Matthews and Mallard Creek, N.C., with plans for additional centers…

Researchers with Philadelphia-based Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Hospital identified rare inherited genetic variants that increase the spine and brain tumor risk in pediatric patients. The study, published in Nature Communications, analyzed blood and tumor samples from…

Here are eight spine technology and technique debuts on the regional and national scale since October. 21: Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 1. Neurosurgeon Chris Talbot, DO, successfully completed the first endoscopic spine surgery at AdventHealth Avista in…